Stray 'Sation

Woke up this morning to find this little lady roaming around the street. She was very wary at first, but soon overcame her shyness when we put some food down for her. No collar or ID and her coat had obviously been outdoors for a day or two. She had a lovely nature and played well with Claudius when we went for a walk together. The local police didn't have anyone reporting her lost so a local Kennels came to collect her. They will keep her for 7 days and try to find her owner. If they can't they will put her up for re-homing. Tempted to see if she's still there in a week and wants to come and live with us!

Flock In Keighley now!

Sheep are spreading everywhere! These two were in the Airedale Shopping Centre and there are another eight somewhere else in the town. These are bigger than those in Skipton, but then again, Keighley is a bigger place. =

Flock to Skipton

The Baa Bones......

All Ewe Need Is Love......

Mapping Skipton......

Baa Prepared.....

Petri......

Much like the outbreaks of painted cows which have sprung up in cities all over the country in recent years, Skipton has encountered an escape of sheep. There are 25 dotted around the town, I photographed the first 5 before boredom set in.

The Filey Life Saving Rocket Company

Not the name of an album by a Seventies Folk Rock group, but the one time owners of the white pole in the distance. In order to practice rescuing people from sinking ships, they sent some unfortunate soul to the top of the pole to pretend he was on the mast of a stricken ship. Once there, they then fired a rocket propelled rope at him in order to provide a means of escape.
It either worked and another soul was saved or it knocked him into the sea and finished him off for good.

Sh*t Faced

Just checking through my old phone's memory card and came across this. Not sure where or why, but a remarkable effort by whichever dog was responsible. Quite marvellous really:.....

The Other Side!

Stena Pioneer entering Fleetwood Port from the River Wyre. Usually the photo is of the ship pointing the other way on its way out to Larne. Obviously the sailing to England is quicker because, as the photo shows, it's downhill all the way.

Red Rum

Another piece of public art. This time in the Wayfarer's Arcade, Southport. Grand National legend Red Rum, who used to train on the town's beach.

Side on Fred

It could be a pose from after the ball has been released I suppose, but I thought Fred had a 'side on' bowling action.....

Ay up........

........an' ahl si thi.
The continuing and very occasional series of public art photographs reaches Skipton in North Yorkshie. Famed for it's castle and market, Skipton also hosts this rather splendid statue of Fred Trueman one time England and Yorkshire fast bowler and TV pub games presenter.
**Semi Interesting fact** I once stood next to Freddie Trueman at the bar of the Farmer's Glory pub in Haslingden. We were on the way home from a Rovers Reserves match, and he was at his wife, Veronica's, 50th birthday party.

A Foreign Field

Somewhere in a foreign field, the gunner isn't sleeping tonight but The Rovers are being proudly represented in Dingledom!
(It took a while to get back on track with my photo blog after swapping my mobile - the last phone (Sony Ericsson) sent pictures to the blog automatically, but now I've a Nokia I have to bugger around with eMails).

Stile in town.

Opposite the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough is this dry stone wall section with stile and signpost. Not sure why, but it does look nice. One of the better pieces of street art in the country, I think.

Spitfire @ Fairhaven.

Well, it's been a while! My last 'phone had a link to my blog built in. This new one doesn't, and it has taken me this long to work out how to do it. This is a picture of a Spitfire at Fairhaven Lake during a 'Help For Heroes' fundraiser.

OOOOPS!!

After having a bath on a barge you have to be very careful which plug you pull out.